REPORTED SPEECH

Reported speech, tức câu tường thuật (hay còn gọi là câu gián tiếp) được sử dụng để
thuật lại một sự việc hay lời nói của ai đó. Nói thẳng ra sử dụng câu tường thuật là bạn
đang chuyển câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp.
Kiểu như là vầy nè:
 She told me to bring my clothes inside.
(Cô ấy bảo tôi cất quần áo vào nhà.)
 He said he wouldn’t attend the party because he was busy.
(Anh ấy nói rằng anh ấy sẽ không tham gia bữa tiệc vì anh ấy bận.)
 They told me they would come cut down the tree in front of my house.
(Họ nói với tôi rằng họ sẽ chặt cây trước nhà tôi.)

Nhớ giùm tôi cái cấu trúc này nha! 

S + say/said/tell/told + (that) + S + V
❖ Cách xài nè:
Bước 1: Chọn động từ giới thiệu. Ý là mấy cái Say → Said với cả Tell → Told, Ask →
Asked này nọ lọ chai.
Các động từ giới thiệu trong câu tường thuật thường được chia ở thì quá khứ. Nhớ giùm
là QUÁ KHỨ ạ!
Bước 2: Lùi thì! Lùi thì! Lùi thì! Việc quan trọng nhắc lại 3 lần! Bonus luôn cho các bạn
bảng hướng dẫn lùi thì để chống VÔ TRI!
Câu trực tiếp Câu gián tiếp
Thì hiện tại đơn Thì quá khứ đơn
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
Thì quá khứ đơn Thì quá khứ hoàn thành
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành Thì quá khứ hoàn thành
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành Thì quá khứ hoàn thành
Thì tương lai đơn Câu điều kiện ở hiện tại
Thì tương lai tiếp diễn Câu điều kiện tiếp diễn
❖ Lưu ý:
 Làm ơn, đừng lùi thì với các từ: ought to, should, would, could, might. Nó không còn
cái gì để bạn lùi nữa đâu ạ!
 Không lùi thì khi tường thuật về một sự thật hiển nhiên (Vô tri!)
 Không lùi thì khi câu sử dụng động từ tường thuật “say” và “tell” ở thì hiện tại.
Bước 3: Đổi đại từ nhân xưng, đại từ và tính từ sở hữu sao cho phù hợp với ngữ cảnh.

Rồi thôi chưa hiểu cũng kệ. Làm bài là hiểu nè mấy đứa :D
Tầm 100 câu thôi à! Chúc vui! ☺
I. Change the following statements into reported speech.

1. “I have something to show you.”, I said to her.

→ _________________________________________

2. “Nothing grows in my garden.”, she said.

→ _________________________________________

3. “I’m going away tomorrow, Mum.” he said to her mother.

→ _________________________________________

4. “It isn’t so foggy today.”, I remarked.

→ _________________________________________

5. “We have a car but very often it doesn’t work.”, they said.

→ _________________________________________

6. “I can see the Eiffel Tower from one of the windows of my flat.”, he said.

→ _________________________________________

7. “I’ve no idea what the time is but I’ll dial 108 and find out.”, said his daughter.

→ _________________________________________

8. He said, “My wife will make lemon juice”.

→ _________________________________________

9. “I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready.”, she replied.

→ _________________________________________

10. “We like working on Sundays because we get double pay”, explained the builders.

→ _________________________________________
11. “You must do your homework everyday.” said Mai’ mother.

→ _________________________________________

12. “I grow these carrots myself.” Nam said to me.

→ _________________________________________

13. “Nga may stay at home today.” Lan said.

→ _________________________________________

14. “I won’t be home this evening because I have to work late.” Mr. Pike said.

→ _________________________________________

15. “I don’t know where Ann today.” said Marry.

→ _________________________________________

II. Nga registered for an English course. She and the sectary both asked a lot
of questions. Now Nga told you about them. Report all these questions.
A. Yes→No question
1. “Are you a student?”
→ She asked me ______________________________
2. “Can you speak any foreign language?”
→ She asked _________________________________
3. “Do you want to take part in this course?”
→ She asked ________________________________
4. “Do you have any English friends?”
→ She asked ________________________________
5. “Do you have any certificate?”
→ She asked ________________________________
6. “Will you be to England in the future?”
→ She asked _________________________________
7. “Do you like English songs?
→ She asked _________________________________
8. “Are you going to take the level exam this weekend?”
→ She asked _________________________________
9. “May you book the course fee now?”
→ She asked _________________________________
10. “Do you have a phone number?”
→ She asked _________________________________

B. Wh→question

1. “What’s your name?”

→ _________________________________________
2. “What school are you going to?”
→ _________________________________________
3. “How many language can you speak?”
→ _________________________________________
4. “Why do you want to take the course?”
→ _________________________________________
5. “How do you hear about the course?”
→ _________________________________________
6. “How long does the course take?”
→ I asked ___________________________________
7. “How much are the course fees?”
→ I asked ___________________________________
8. When will the course begin?”
→ I asked ___________________________________
9. “Who will be the teacher of the course?”
→ I asked ___________________________________
10. “What time does the classes start and end?”
→ I asked ___________________________________

III. Change the following statements into reported speech.

1. “Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?” said my uncle.

→ _________________________________________
2. “Do puppies travel free?” asked a dog owner.
→ _________________________________________
3. “Can I bring my dog into the plan with me?” she asked.
→ _________________________________________
4. “Does this train stop at York?” asked Bill.
→ _________________________________________
5. “Can you telephone from inter – city trains?” said businessman.
→ _________________________________________
6. “Does the 2.40 train have a business room?” he enquired.
→ _________________________________________
7. “Can you get coffee on the train?” asked my aunt.
→ _________________________________________
8. “Do they bring it round on a trolley?” she said.
→ _________________________________________
9. “Are there smoking compartments?” said the man with the pipe.
→ _________________________________________
10. “Do you book a seat?” I asked him.
→ _________________________________________
11. “Can I sit here?” asked Bob.
→ _________________________________________
12. “Do you want to buy any second hand books?” said Bill.
→ _________________________________________
13. “May Tom leave late today?” asked Janet.
→ _________________________________________
14. “Do you play rubic?” said Brown.
→ _________________________________________
15.“Will you have time to play regularly?” he went on.
→ _________________________________________

IV. Change these following statements into reported speech.

1. “What will happen to Mr. Atkins?” said one of the men.

→ _________________________________________

2. “Which country do you come from?” asked the officer.

→ _________________________________________

3. “Who is going to live in the big house?” enquired a third.

→ _________________________________________

4. “What will happen to his race horse?” asked someone else.

→ _________________________________________

5. “How long are you staying here?” asked Helen.

→ _________________________________________
6. “What do you ythink of the canteen coffee?” said Bill.

→ _________________________________________

VI. Change these following statements into reported speech.

1.“Open the door.” he said to them.

→ He told them ___________________________________

2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.

→ He asked her where ______________________________

3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.

→ He asked ___________________________________

4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit.”, I said to her.

→ I told ______________________________________

5. “Don’t try to open it now.” she said to us.

→ She told ___________________________________

6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.

→ I asked her ___________________________________

7. “He’s not at home.”, she said.

→ She said that __________________________________

8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.

→ The girl wanted to know ______________________________

9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann.” Tom said.

→ Tom told Ann ___________________________________

10. “Please let me borrow your car.” he said to her.

→ He asked ___________________________________
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.

→ Thomas asked Jean ____________________________

12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary.”, I said.

→ I told Mary __________________________________

13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you.” she said.

→ She said that _________________________________

14. “I’ll pay him if I can.” she said.

→ She said that ___________________________________

15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.

→ She asked us ___________________________________

16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow.” he told Jack.

→ He told Jack that ________________________________

17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.

→ Tom asked Jean._________________________________

18. “I want a camera for my birthday.” he said.

→ He said that ___________________________________

19. “Don’t keep the door locked.” he said to us.

→ He told us ___________________________________

20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.

→ I asked him how long ___________________________

21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.

→ She wanted to know ______________________________

22. “Don’t use too much hot water.” she said to us.

→ She asked us ___________________________________

23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.

→ She invited me ___________________________________

24. “Don’t do it again.” she said to them.

→ She told them ___________________________________

25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.

→ She asked ___________________________________

26. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys.” she said.

→ She told ___________________________________

27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.

→ Mary asked ___________________________________

28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.

→ Peter asked if ___________________________________

29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.

→ The office manager wondered _____________________________

30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth.’’ said John.

→ John advised Elizabeth ___________________________________

31. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John.

→ John accused ___________________________________

32. “ You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Mary.

→ Mary accused ___________________________________

33. “When was your little boy born?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.

→ The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley ___________________________________

34. “You should take more exercise, Mr. Robert.” the doctor said.

→ The doctor advised ___________________________________

35. “Will I find a job?”, Tim said to himself.

→ Tim wondered ________________________________________

36. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number.” said Paul to Susan.

→ Paul apologized ___________________________________

37. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.

→ Martha asked Peter when______________________________________

38. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.

→ Anna asked_________________________________________________

39.. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William.”, his mother said.

→ William’s mother told_________________________________________

40. “Don’t bite your nails.” said Mrs. Rogers to her son.

→ Mrs. Rogers told....____________________________________________

41. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary.” said George.

→ George said___________________________________________________

42. “I’m sorry, Angela.” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car."

→ Martin apologized______________________________________________

43. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.

→ The landlady asked_____________________________________________

44. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address.” said Mary.

→ Mary asked____________________________________________________

45. “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30.” said the notice.

→ The notice said that___________________________________________

46. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?”

→ I asked_____________________________________________________
47. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow.”

→ She reminded me _____________________________________________

48. “Do not write on the wall.” said the teacher to the boys.

→ The teacher told the boys _______________________________________

49. “How many jobs have you had since 2000?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson.

→ The interviewer asked __________________________________________

50. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police?” the officer asked the frightened
witness.

→ The officer wanted to know ________________________________________

VII. Change these following statements into reported speech.

1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

→ She asked ________________________________________

2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us ________________________________________

3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

→ He asked ________________________________________

4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter ________________________________________

5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend ________________________________________

6. "What are they doing?" she asked.

→ She wanted to know ________________________________________

7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

→ He wanted to know ________________________________________

8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

→ The teacher wanted to know ________________________________________

9. "How do you know that?" she asked me

→ She asked me ________________________________________

10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me ________________________________________

VIII. Change these following statements into reported speech.

1. "What's the time?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know ____________________________________

2. "When will we meet again?" she asked me.

→ She asked me _________________________________________

3. "Are you crazy?" she asked him.

→ She asked him ________________________________________

4. "Where did they live?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know ___________________________________

5. "Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

→ He asked her ________________________________________

6. "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.

→ She asked me ________________________________________

7. "Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.

→ The teacher wanted to know _________________________________

8. "Why don't you help me?" she asked him.

→ She wanted to know _____________________________________

9. "Did you see that car?" he asked me.

→ He asked me ________________________________________

10. "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.

→ The mother asked the twins __________________________________

11. She said, "Go upstairs."

→ She told me __________________________________

12. "Close the door behind you," he told me.

→ He told me __________________________________

13. "Don't be late," he advised us.

→ He advised us __________________________________

14. "Stop staring at me," she said.

→ She told him __________________________________

15. "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.

→ The chemistry teacher told his students _____________________________

16. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.

→ He advised her __________________________________

17. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.

→ She told the boys __________________________________